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Peterstow Aquapower launches new oil-free water hydraulic breaker
Andrew Topf | April 7, 2011New water hydraulic technology from Peterstow Aquapower will eliminate dangerous emissions and damaging oil leaks from breakers used in quarrying and civil engineering applications. The technology has also found use in hard rock drilling in the form of the Peterstow …
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Caterpillar receives EPA TIER 4 Interim and EU Stage IIIB engine certification for non-road
International Mining | August 18, 2010Caterpillar's new C9.3 ACERTTM engine features integrated design and provides improved fuel efficiency and productivity for next generation machines. It has received the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Tier 4 emissions certification and European Union (EU) emissions type approval. The C9.3 ACERT is the first Caterpillar non-road engine to receive emissions certification in the 130-560 kW [...]
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MEGTEC to Build World’s Largest Coal Mine Ventilation Methane Emissions Abatement System in China
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 10, 2010MEGTEC Systems today announced that its China subsidiary has been contracted to build the largest plant in the world to capture and eliminate ventilation air methane (VAM) from the Datong coal mine in China’s Chongqing municipality. The agreement was formally …
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CONSOL Energy and Verdeo Group to Develop First Large Coal Mine Ventilation Air Methane Abatement Project in West Virginia
MINING.com Editor | June 2, 2010CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) has joined with Verdeo Group, Inc., to develop the first project to destroy ventilation air methane ("VAM") emissions at an active West Virginia coal mine. Read more at http://quarryworld.co.uk/article.php?id=7303
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Galaxy Resources to use solar and wind energy at Australian lithium mine
International Mining | May 11, 2010Galaxy Resources has placed an order with Swan Energy to install 15 large solar panels and two wind turbines generating a total 214 MWh/y of clean green energy at its lithium operation in Ravensthorpe. The company will be the first mine site in Australia to install the state-of-the-art solar generation tracking technology which will supplement [...]
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Aussie technology to reduce brake dust emissions
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | November 12, 2009PERTH-headquartered brake system developer and manufacturer, Advanced Braking Technology has released details of a UK Government environmental study identifying technologies that represented the "most promising abatement measures for the most polluting sectors"…….More at Mine Vehicles
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Clean coal technology has passed Australia by: McFarlane
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | November 12, 2009CLEAN coal technology has by passed Australia and would probably never work, Opposition emissions trading spokesperson Ian Macfarlane has said…..more at Coal Mining
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New US labour-backed study supports economic, energy benefits of coal
MINING.com Editor | August 10, 2009A new study backed by major labour unions concluded that clean coal technologies can help usher in a US economic boon, boost the nation's energy security and successfully manage carbon dioxide emissions. The study, Employment and Other Economic Benefits from Advanced Coal Electric Generation with Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies, found that building up to [...]
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Minerals Council of Australia proposes changes to Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
International Mining | June 22, 2009The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) is calling on the Australian Senate to set the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation aside so that "fundamental flaws in its design can be addressed – aligning the CPRS with a US scheme, principally, and the outcome of December's Copenhagen climate change talks on a global emissions protocol."
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Work begins on trailblazing coal-fired power station in the US
International Mining | June 19, 2009Fluor has been selected to begin limited engineering for Tenaska's Trailblazer Energy Center, a supercritical coal-fired plant development equipped with carbon capture technology in Sweetwater, Texas. The proposed facility is expected to be the first conventional commercial coal-fuelled power plant in the US to produce electricity while being designed to capture 85% to 90% of the [...]
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Lightweight Concrete Being Used for Green Roofs
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 23, 2008Celcon aircrete, already known for helping to cut carbon emissions because of its excellent thermal insulation properties, is now being put to another ‘green’ use. Waste aircrete which cannot be put back into H+H UK’s manufacturing process is being crushed …
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NMA speaks out on coal mine safety and climate change
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 20, 2008Underground coal mine operators are moving aggressively to comply with the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006 at the same time as they voluntarily push to formalise new risk management practices designed to help the industry …
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Embedding sustainability for enduring project value
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 19, 2008Susanne Cooper and Nick Fleming* of SKM note that “sustainability is not just a political buzz word used to satisfy the concerns of stakeholders or environmentalists; it is critical to the success and longevity of projects. Sustainability principles are now …
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Massive support for Ohio CTL project
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 19, 2008Baard Energy, a leading alternative energy development company headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, says that 16 major American trade unions in eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia have called on their state and federal legislators to support the construction of …
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UC Rusal ‘greens’ aluminium production
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 11, 2008UC RUSAL reports it has successfully launched test production of the key component of a unique environmentally sound aluminium production technology – colloidal anode paste. The total investment in this project will amount to $25 million. The main goal of …
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Rail-Veyor to be demonstrated in Sudbury
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 3, 2008BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN What if a mine could transport ore underground quickly and inexpensively and, at the same time, reduce diesel emissions? Starting in September 2008, Sudbury-based Rail-Veyor Technologies Inc. will demonstrate a novel conveyance system for Vale Inco on …
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Rail-Veyor to be demonstrated in Sudbury
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | June 3, 2008BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN What if a mine could transport ore underground quickly and inexpensively and, at the same time, reduce diesel emissions? Starting in September 2008, Sudbury-based Rail-Veyor Technologies Inc. will demonstrate a novel conveyance system for Vale Inco on …
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NEW POLL – Should mines report GHG emissions?
canadian mining journal | May 28, 2008The Climate Registry is the subject of this week's editorial. This NGO is asking industries to voluntarily report t… [Full Story]
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Mintek, Braemore Achieve Important Milestones in Conroast Technology Development
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | May 23, 2008Mintek and Braemore Resources plc are planning to double the throughput of the ConRoast smelter at Mintek, following seven months of successful continuous operation. Since October 2007, the DC arc furnace at Mintek has treated high-chromium material containing platinum group …
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Environmental concerns and increasing electricity demand are boosting the nuclear energy market
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | May 22, 2008Supplying over 31% of electricity demand, nuclear energy plays a key role in the EU’s generation structure, and emerges as a comprehensive and cost-effective generating option. In fact, it has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emission, to meet the …
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Engineers see future in new clean coal technology
MINING.com Editor | May 1, 2008Australian coal plant engineering company Sedgman has made a strategic investment in clean coal technology company Exergen, which has developed a novel process for removing moisture and contaminants from brown coal. Sedgman's Managing Director Peter Hay said the technology had been successfully trialled at a pilot facility at Beaconsfield in northeast Tasmania. "This technology has some [...]
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Rail-Veyor to be demonstrated in Sudbury
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | May 1, 2008BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN What if a mine could transport ore underground quickly and inexpensively and, at the same time, reduce diesel emissions? Starting in September 2008, Sudbury-based Rail-Veyor Technologies Inc. will demonstrate a novel conveyance system for Vale Inco on …
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Sasol coal takes to the air
MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2008Sasol, the world's leading producer of synthetic fuels from coal and natural gas, says it has become the first company worldwide to receive international approval for its 100% synthetic jet fuel produced by its proprietary Coal to Liquids (CTL) process. Sanctioned by global aviation fuel specification authorities Sasol CTL will be the first fully synthetic fuel [...]
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US coal community calls on congress to advance CCS technology deployment
MINING.com Editor | April 1, 2008National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts have called on Congress to support a technology solution to climate change. Their joint letter to key Members of Congress underscores the high priority the entire coal community assigns to the development and deployment of [...]
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Orezone Completes the Sale of Sega to Cluff Gold for $26.5M
Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE:TSX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Sega Gold Project ("Sega") in Burkina Faso to Cluff Gold plc (Cluff) for total consideration of approximately US$26.5M.
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